Belgium
Remains of independence hero Lumumba return to DR Congo
A plane will take Lumumba's last remains - a tooth that ex-colonial power Belgium handed over to his family on Monday - from Brussels to Kinshasa for a nine-day...
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Belgian king, in shadow of colonial past, to visit DR Congo
The six-day trip, at the invitation of President Felix Tshisekedi, has strong symbolic significance, coming two years after Philippe expressed to the Congolese leader his "deepest regrets" for the "wounds" of colonisation.
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EU eyes deal to tame internet 'Wild West'
The legislation has faced lobbying from the tech companies and intense debate over the extent of freedom of speech.
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New COVID variant discovered in SA now identified in Belgium
This comes after a number of countries moved to ban flights from South Africa, including the UK, Germany, Italy and Singapore.
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Ethiopia hails return of looted artefacts
The collection -- recovered from Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands -- includes a ceremonial crown, an imperial shield, a set of silver-embossed horn drinking cups, a handwritten prayer book, crosses and a necklace.
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Kigali cancels talks with Belgium over 'Hotel Rwanda' verdict
Belgium's Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes said that despite repeated appeals from Brussels, "Rusesabagina did not benefit from a fair and equitable trial; particularly with regard to the rights of the defence".
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One month on, traumatised Belgian flood victims still reeling
The government of Wallonia has collected 155,000 tonnes of debris but red-brick industrial villages are still cluttered by smashed cars, uprooted trees and furniture ruined by mud and heating oil.
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Belgium swoops on counterfeit cigarette gang
In a non-descript industrial park in Aartselaar, on a main road into the port city of Antwerp, officers arrested 18 men in a pre-dawn raid in an unmarked warehouse.
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90-year-old Belgian infected with 'two virus variants at once'
Researchers said that the rare phenomenon may be underestimated.
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Patrice Lumumba's last remains to return home from Belgium
In an interview with AFP in Brussels, Francois and Roland Lumumba, 69 and 63, explained how they had travelled to make arrangements and fix dates for the events in the Belgian capital to commemorate their father.
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Belgium bans arrivals from South Africa, India and Brazil
There will be some exceptions to the ban for essential travel by some transport workers and diplomats, but otherwise the ban will be strictly enforced.
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23 tonnes of cocaine seized in Europe's biggest haul
"The enormous amount of cocaine would have brought in several billion euros (dollars) in street sales," the customs office said in a statement.
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EU tells five countries to codify anti-racism law
Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Poland and Sweden were told to"fully transpose" into national law the EU rules that criminalise "serious manifestations of racism and xenophobia".
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Family seeks justice for Lumumba, DR Congo's murdered hero
Aged just 35, the charismatic hero of Belgian Congo's independence was assassinated 60 years ago in a plot linked to the fledgling nation's colonial master.
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Beijing bars arrivals from UK, Belgium due to second COVID-19 waves
COVID-19 first emerged in central China late last year, but Beijing has largely brought its own outbreak under control through tight travel restrictions and stringent health measures for anyone entering the country.
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Europe's coronavirus infections top 11 million
Still reeling from a deadly shooting spree in the streets of Vienna on Monday evening, Austria went into partial lockdown while Greece shut down major cities.
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In locked-down Belgium, books are 'essential'
The open bookshops in Belgium are in marked contrast to the country's big neighbour France, where the government's decision to close beloved book stores has caused an uproar.
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Belgian king meets once-hidden half-sister for first time
Former king Albert II had been forced to undergo a DNA test in 2019 following a long drawn-out battle with the woman who had insisted for years she was his daughter.
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Belgian king expresses deep regret for colonial past in Congo
The DRC achieved independence in 1960 after the Central African country had been a Belgian colony for 52 years. Millions of Congolese are estimated to have died between 1885 and 1908 after King Leopold II declared it his personal property.
